Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Trees
Evergreen-Deciduous: Deciduous
Overall Mature Size: Large
Also Grown As: Standard Tree
Mature Height & Spread: 45-60' x 40-50'
Natural Growth Habit: Rounded, Upright
Native To: Cultivar, USA
Exposure: Full Sun, Partial Shade
Water: Medium Water, Low Water
Flower Color: Non-Flowering
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Cold Hardy / Deer Resistant / Fall Color / Intermountain Conditions / Shade Tolerant
Container Sizes: #15, #25
Sunset Garden Zones: 1-11, 14-17
USDA Hardiness Zone: 3-9
Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’® is a large deciduous shade tree. When young, it has an excurrent, pyramidal habit. As it matures, it becomes decurrent and rounded. It features pinnately-compound glossy, green leaves that turn deep reddish-purple, mahogany, and bronze. It is a male selection and does not produce seeds, nuts, or fruit. Uses include shade tree, street tree, specimen, windbreak and screen. It has moderate water needs; once established, it has moderate drought tolerance. Best with occasional summer irrigation. Prefers full sun; tolerates light partial shade. It is adaptable to sand, loam, clay, and alkaline or acidic pH ranges. Moderate deer-resistance. Cold hardy to -40°F.
Fraxinus americana ‘Autumn Purple’® is a large deciduous shade tree. When young, it has an excurrent, pyramidal habit. As it matures, it becomes decurrent and rounded. It features pinnately-compound glossy, green leaves that turn deep reddish-purple, mahogany, and bronze. It is a male selection and does not produce seeds, nuts, or fruit. Uses include shade tree, street tree, specimen, windbreak and screen. It has moderate water needs; once established, it has moderate drought tolerance. Best with occasional summer irrigation. Prefers full sun; tolerates light partial shade. It is adaptable to sand, loam, clay, and alkaline or acidic pH ranges. Moderate deer-resistance. Cold hardy to -40°F.
